PrideBrary

pridebrary.com A collection of lgbtq+ media and commentaries about lgbtq+ representation

Magazines

LGBTQ Media

Flips

U.S. Politics
Michigan legalizes pot, Massachusetts keeps transgender rights and other ballot measure moments
pbs.org - David Crary, Associated Press
NEW YORK — In the first statewide referendum on transgender rights, Massachusetts voters on Tuesday beat back a repeal attempt and reaffirmed a 2016 …
US volleyball player Sam Lewis comes out as gay in emotional video
pinknews.co.uk - Patrick Kelleher
A volleyball player at the University of Southern California (USC), who has served as captain of the men’s junior national team for the last year, …
GLAAD Explains New Video Game Award Category: "We Can't Ignore This Space"
hollywoodreporter.com - Patrick Shanley
Zeke Stokes, vp of programs at GLAAD, talks about the introduction of the new category and what it means for gaming and representation in the …
Announcing the Winners of Autostraddle’s Inaugural Gay Emmys!
autostraddle.com
Riese has been talking for a long time about Autostraddle hosting its own gay Emmy Awards. It was mostly just a pipe dream, until we turned around in …
8 TV Shows For Kids That Proudly Feature LGBTQ Characters
aplus.com - Carson Blackwelder
Since Bert and Ernie are "just friends." At A Plus, we're addicted to pop culture, and Pop Culture Intervention brings that obsession to the soapbox. …
Kenya temporarily lifts ban on LGBTQ love story Rafiki
The A.V. Club - William Hughes
Earlier this year, the Cannes Film Festival played host to at least one film that was entirely illegal to show or possess in its home country: Wanuri …
Watch ‘The Bachelor: Vietnam’ Contestant Reject the Guy, Confess Love for Another Woman on Show (Video)
TheWrap - Rosemary Rossi
“I went into this competition to find love and I’ve found that love for myself, but it isn’t with you,” the contestant told the bachelor “The Bachelor …
If you're an LGBTI traveller, red on this map means danger
bigthink.com
Do you enjoy 'non-traditional sexual relationships'? Then mind where you travel. Over the last two decades, same-sex marriage and legal protection for …
“Captain Marvel” Trailer: Carol Danvers’ Outfits, Ranked by Lesbianism
autostraddle.com
The Captain Marvel trailer finally arrived this morning and, correctly, broke Twitter because it looks amazing. I noticed something in the trailer that …
How cynical should we feel about Janelle Monáe’s well-timed hints about her romance with Tessa Thompson?
slate.com - Christina Cauterucci
In the realm of celebrity, sexuality is always currency.
LGBTQ gamers are rejoicing about the pride flags in 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Mashable - Xavier Piedra
Your LGBTQ-friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has just landed some major points with the queer community. In the recently released video game Marvel's …
Grey’s Anatomy will finally see its first gay, biracial male surgeon this season
lgbtqnation.com - Sarah Toce
Fans of the long-running multiple award-winning TV medical drama Grey’s Anatomy will get something new in the show’s 15th season on ABC: a gay male …
Troye Sivan weighs in on whether he’s a “bottom icon”
queerty.com - By David Grant
We aren’t entirely sure what a “bottom icon” is, but apparently everyone’s been calling pop darling Troye Sivan one. Again, we’ve never heard the …
‘The king and his husband’: The gay history of British royals
The Washington Post
By Kayla Epstein Kayla Epstein Embedded audience editor on the National desk Email Bio Follow Ordinarily, the wedding of a junior member of the British royal family wouldn’t attract much global attention.
Batwoman
Ruby Rose Deletes Twitter After Batwoman Backlash Ensues
pridebrary.com - Posted By: staypuftmarshmallowgirl
We need to chill the fuck out. This Ruby Rose Batwoman backlash is reaching new kinds of insanity (and that goes for the Jack Whitehall backlash as …
Social Work
‘You’re not always safe in the places you think you are’: Gay porn star Wesley Woods assaulted in homophobic attack
pinknews.co.uk - Patrick Kelleher
Gay porn star and comedian Wesley Woods has opened up about a brutal homophobic assault he and his best friend endured on 8 August when out walking …
Transwomen
How I Discovered a Secret Collection of Transgender Pop Hits
VICE - Diana Tourjée
When I listened to translowmo, I didn't hear the modulated voices of Christina or Miley. Instead, I let myself hear new voices—different, but no less authentic. I’ve been fixated on slowed-down pop classics
Batwoman
Twitter is divided over Ruby Rose being cast as Batwoman
USA TODAY - Sara M Moniuszko
Ruby Rose was cast as Batwoman late Monday, and Twitter still can't decide whether they love it or hate it. The 32-year-old Australian, who identifies as queer, will first appear as "Batwoman" in the annual
Hong Kong pop star dies in tragic fall from flat
pinknews.co.uk - Ella Braidwood
Singer Ellen Joyce Loo has died after falling from her flat in Hong Kong. The 32-year old was found dead on Saturday (August 4) outside her Happy …
Chloë Grace Moretz Called Out Hollywood for Treating "Boy Erased" Differently Than "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
Teen Vogue - Emily Wang
"[Boy Erased] is written and directed by a white man, it’s shot through a straight male gaze." Chloë Grace Moretz's new movie, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, centers on the dangers of conversion therapy,
Charisma
‘Cameron Post’ takes on gay conversion therapy
New York Post - By Johnny Oleksinski
“Would you let drug addicts throw parades for themselves?” asks a gay-conversion-camp counselor in “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” a terrific new …
Non-binary
‘Arrow’ star Bex Taylor-Klaus comes out as non-binary
washingtonblade.com - Mariah Cooper
Bex Taylor-Klaus (Screenshot via YouTube.)“Arrow” and “Scream” star Bex Taylor-Klaus has come out as transgender non-binary.Taylor-Klaus, 23, made …
LGBTQI
Yelp’s New ‘Open For All’ Category Is a Brilliant Clapback to the Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling - them.
them.us - By Mary Emily O'Hara
Between the announcement of the Justice Department’s new Religious Liberty Task Force on Monday and this June’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of …
LGBTQI
Harris, Carper introduce bill to include LGBT questions on U.S. Census
washingtonblade.com - Chris Johnson
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) have introduced the Census Equality Act. (Photos public domain)In the wake of the Trump …
LGBTQI
Gay couple forced to give up plane seat to straight couple
pinknews.co.uk - Patrick Kelleher
A gay couple were forced to move so a straight couple could sit together on an Alaska Airlines flight yesterday. David Cooley, an American …
There is this tiny thing making me different: I am asexual...
gaytimes.co.uk
Looking at my life, I find it quite average. I have a small group of friends, get along with my family, work in an office and have the usual hobbies …
Amandla Stenberg says ‘f**k yes’ to playing a gay superhero
pinknews.co.uk - Josh Jackman
Amandla Stenberg has welcomed the idea of a queer superhero—and they want to play the part. The 19-year-old actor, who made their name in The Hunger …
LGBTQI
Meet the gay identical Iraqi twins smashing stereotypes
pinknews.co.uk - Charlie Wetton
Identical gay Iraqi twins Michael and Zach call each other “wombmates.” “Our content is something that really hasn’t been seen before because we’re …
Lesbian
8 Fascinating Facts About Bisexual Legend Colette That You Should Know Before Keira Knightly’s Biopic
autostraddle.com - Heather Hogan
From the producers who brought you Carol and the studio that brought you Disobedience and the actor who brought you undisputed lesbian coming-of-age …
‘Supergirl’ Actress Nicole Maines on Being TV’s First Transgender Superhero: ‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility’
indiewire.com - Michael Nordine
She also weighed in on the "Rub and Tug" controversy. With great power comes great responsibility. That’s what Nicole Maines has to say about being …